Network Highlights

• CPCRN builds research partnerships with 2-1-1 hotlines nationwide
  2-1-1 is a nationally designated 3-digit telephone exchange – like 9-1-1 for emergencies or 4-1-1 for directory assistance – that links callers to health and social services in their community. (more...)
• Fernandez receives 2-1-1 research grant from Texas Cancer Program
  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and the United Way’s 2-1-1 telephone information system are collaborating on a cancer prevention research project. (more...)
• Working Together to Increase Evidence-Based Strategies in Communities
  In March, 2009, CPCRN's network centers came together to collaborate at the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) Academy in Seattle, Washingon. (more...)
• CPCRN Consortium Supports Faith Communities Joined for Health
  Building Evidence-base Action into Community Outreach Networks (BEACON), the CPCRN at Washington University in St. Louis, initiated Faith Communities Joined for Health, a regional consortium to build capacity, leverage resources, and provide technical assistance to help local Black churches adopt and implement Body & Soul, an evidence-based intervention to increase fruit and vegetable intake among African Americans. (more...)
• Saint Louis CPCRN Trains the Trainers in Eliminating Cancer Disparities
  Clinical Trials Education Series (CTES) is a resource that was developed by NCI to help the public, patients and health care professionals learn about clinical trials. To increase its use and benefit in our region, BEACON convened a series of meetings with the Program for the Elimination of Cancer Disparities (more...)